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Russia and China Go Sailing: Superpower on Display in the Eastern Mediterranean

(Foreign Affairs) On May 21, Russia and China concluded ten days of joint naval exercises in the eastern Mediterranean, which included live-fire drills. Although the militaries of the two countries claimed…

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Cooley, Peyrouse: China has succeeded in imposing itself as one of Central Asia’s main energy partners

(South China Morning Post) China is upstaging Russia as the most influential player in Central Asia, but the mainland's huge trade and investment in the resource-rich region faces challenges in terms…

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Two Guys Discussing Russia: Will China stay above the fray between the West and Russia?

(Video Series) (Special Guest!) Russian politics is increasingly unpredictable. In order to help clarify the issues, Robert Orttung and Sufian Zhemukhov, on their new talk show “Two Guys Discussing Russia over Pastries,” invited Pavel Baev…

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Roberts: Not unlike after 9/11, when China tried to make connections between Uighur dissent and Al-Qaeda

(Al Jazeera) Chinese officials are reportedly mulling military action against ISIL — an extremist group that Beijing now says includes a growing number of adherents from its embattled predominantly Muslim…

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New Policy Memo: Upgrading Russia’s Quasi-Strategic Pseudo-Partnership with China

The fast-evolving Ukraine crisis has involved such high stakes and demanded so much attention from Russia’s leadership that it has become the decisive force shaping the country’s future. It has…

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Kuchins: By keeping China unthreatened, Moscow helps secure its strategic rear

(VOA) Thousands of miles away from the Ukrainian battlefields of Donetsk and Novoazovsk sits the country that may end up being the largest beneficiary of the turmoil along Russia’s southwest…

Upgrading Russia’s Quasi-Strategic Pseudo-Partnership with China

Unable to Lead, Reluctant to Follow: Russian, Chinese, and Indian Approaches to Balancing and Bandwagoning with the West

Despite increased uncertainty about the economic prospects of Russia, India, and China (RIC), these countries continue to attract significant attention as potential sources of concerted counterbalancing postures vis-à-vis the developed…

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New Policy Memo: The Power of Siberia: No Longer a Pipe Dream

After two decades of discussion, China and Russia finally agreed this year to share the $77 billion cost of building the “Power of Siberia” gas pipeline from Russia to China.…

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Moshes, Kuchins discuss Russia’s pivot toward Asia

(Bloomberg) As a convoy of white trucks heading from Moscow to Ukraine raises alarm about a potential Russian invasion, Vladimir Putin is opening up a new front on his global…

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Russia and China Go Sailing: Superpower on Display in the Eastern Mediterranean

Cooley, Peyrouse: China has succeeded in imposing itself as one of Central Asia’s main energy partners

Two Guys Discussing Russia: Will China stay above the fray between the West and Russia?

Roberts: Not unlike after 9/11, when China tried to make connections between Uighur dissent and Al-Qaeda

New Policy Memo: Upgrading Russia’s Quasi-Strategic Pseudo-Partnership with China

Kuchins: By keeping China unthreatened, Moscow helps secure its strategic rear

Upgrading Russia’s Quasi-Strategic Pseudo-Partnership with China

Unable to Lead, Reluctant to Follow: Russian, Chinese, and Indian Approaches to Balancing and Bandwagoning with the West

New Policy Memo: The Power of Siberia: No Longer a Pipe Dream

Moshes, Kuchins discuss Russia’s pivot toward Asia